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		<title>A Paula Deen Recipe with NO BUTTER! *Gasp*</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I usually tend to stray away from many Paula Deen recipes. I mean, they look delicious and all, but do I really feel like getting a triple-bypass surgery at 25? On the other hand, I&#8217;m definitely cool with peanut butter and I found a great Paula Deen peanut butter cookie recipe off of foodnetwork.com. Funny thing is, it&#8217;s kind of your basic, classic peanut butter cookie recipe with her name slapped on top (featuring Hershey Kiss centers, which is not so original IMO)
I like the recipe because it really gives ...


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		<title>How to make gravy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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It doesn&#8217;t have to be Thanksgiving for you to create a delicious gravy. Whether you&#8217;re making mashed potatoes or a special poultry dish, creating a homemade gravy will add that delicious savory, warm finishing touch.
Photo Credit Special*Dark. CC BY-SA 2.0


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		<title>Counting Calories Suck.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, maybe I&#8217;m being a tad harsh &#8212; heck, I&#8217;ve never counted calories as part of a diet anyways. However, a recent study conducted by researchers at Tufts University found that the foods they studied (frozen foods and restaurant meals) contained waaay more calories than claimed. We&#8217;re talking 8% more for prepared foods, and 18% to 200% more on some restaurant items. Does that mean that 1,000 calorie hickory burger from Ruby&#8217;s can actually be 2000+ calories?!  Read the full article here.
My opinion: the fact that some (or many) restaurants lie ...


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		<title>Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may have heard some buzz lately about a newly released book called Food Rules: An Eater&#8217; s Manual, written by Michael Pollan. After watching his interview with John Stewart on the Daily Show, I became very intrigued on his thoughts on food.  Actually, Pollan is considered an expert on food-related issues and has also wrote two other very popular books, The Omnivore&#8217;s Dilemma and In Defense of Food. 
“Don’t buy cereals that change the color of the milk,” (avoid foods with colors and additives) and “The whiter the bread, the ...


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		<title>What is fondue?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 21:03:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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Fondue is a semi-liquid sauce dish that typically consists of melted cheese, chocolate or oil where diners will dip bread or other small cut items  into the sauce. Fondue is derived from the French verb, &#8220;fondre&#8221; which means to melt. Despite fondue&#8217;s origin of name, it is actually categorized as a Swiss dish.
Fondue is heated and served in a metal or ceramic bowl with flame underneath to keep the sauce warm and liquid. Common ways to heat a fondue are with a gel flame (like Sterno cans) or tea light candles.
Image used ...


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		<title>Fecal bacteria in soda?! I told you soda was bad for you!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 19:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looks like it&#8217;s not just the generous amounts of sugar in soda that makes it bad for you. A recent investigation of 30 soda fountain machines in Roanoke Valley, Virginia found alarming amounts of bacteria spewing (or &#8220;squirting&#8221; as the article graphically describes) out of these fountains into our XXL plastic cups. Oh no, it&#8217;s not just your average, albeit dangerous, e. coli type, but a specific fecal kind called coliform bacteria. And lots of it too. 70% of the samples contained bacteria, which 48% contained the coliform type. YUMMY. 
I ...


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		<title>What’s the difference between champagne and sparkling wine?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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So you&#8217;re not a wine connoisseur but you do enjoy it on occasion, especially the &#8220;bubbly.&#8221; But as you&#8217;re walking down the isle, searching for a good bottle, you notice different words on the label for what appears to look like two similar products (minus the price, of course). One says &#8220;champagne&#8221; while the other says &#8220;sparkling wine.&#8221;
Hm. I&#8217;m not a rocket scientist but isn&#8217;t champagne just wine that&#8217;s carbonated?
Pretty much. Champagne is sparkling wine made in a region called, Champagne, France. Dating back from the 1700s, creating sparkling wine ...


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		<title>How to season cast iron cookware</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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Cast iron cookware is amazing to cook with due to its high heat retention. My favorite cast iron piece of cookware is my grill &#8212; perfect for doing some indoor grilling when weather does not permit outdoor festivities! But before you go out buying one and using it fresh out the box, you need to first properly season your pan, which is exactly what this video will show you how to do.
Photo Credit Frankie Roberto. CC BY-SA 2.0


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		<title>How to remove an avocado pit</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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Have you ever wondered how to remove that huge avocado seed without making a mess? You can try spooning it out but you&#8217;ll lose valuable flesh. And you can forget about trying to pry it out with your fingers! In this video, discover the easy technique to remove that whole pit without any mess!
Photo Credit Simon Goldenberg. CC BY-SA 2.0


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		<title>How to caramelize onions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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There&#8217;s nothing more heavenly than the flavor of sweet soft onions atop a juicy burger or even simply as a side! Caramelizing takes a lot of onions and a some waiting time as the natural sugars in the onion slowly oxidize, bringing that caramel brown color and delightful sweetness. Watch this video to get the perfect technique!
Photo Credit LDHNY. CC BY-SA 2.0


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